MORE FEED DOG TALES (no pun intended)

I still have not had my sewing machine's feed dog repaired! I simply can't be without it right now! So, how did you sew these pillows together, one might ask? Well, since I am now in charge of which way the needle goes, how fast and how many stitches per inch, it can still be done. It's not as easy, but still possible. I am truly having fun with these and will have more to show at a later date. For now, I am pulling things together for the Kane Co. Flea this week end and am also trying to create things for the Junk Bonanza Show in Sept. This summer is not only flying by, it has also been super busy!

A LITTLE GARDEN GRUNGE

IN MY SHOP, THERE IS A SIDE PORCH THAT IS GLASSED IN AND THE PERFECT PLACE TO HAVE A GARDEN ROOM. IT'S FULL OF "GARDEN GRUNGE" AND I LOVE IT! IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE FOR ALL OF THE JUNK THAT MARY AND I FIND AND RE PURPOSE. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THIS PICTURE, YOU WILL SEE LOTS OF YARDSTICKS HANGING VERTICALLY. (not a good pic. i'll have to take a better one.) I HAD LOADS OF OLD YARDSTICKS THAT I WON AT AN AUCTION, SO THEY BECAME OUR "VERTICAL BLINDS" AND THERE WAS ENOUGH TO HANG FROM FOUR OF THE LARGER WINDOWS THAT OVER LOOK A" kind of" GARDEN.AN OLD GRUNGY WINDOW SCREEN FOUND AT AN ABANDONED HOUSE.

AN OLD FUNNEL IS NOW A HANGING LAMPSHADE. ( I HAVE LOTS MORE THAT I AM MAKING FOR THE JUNK BONANZA IN SEPT.)

A BIRD HOUSE MADE FROM AN OLD WOODEN BOX WITH A HINGED LID. PERFECT WHEN THE HOUSES NEED TO BE CLEANED IN THE FALL.

A RESALE FIND! REPAINTED AND A FABRIC AND LACE COLLAGE DONE FOR THE SEATS. ( don't fall in love with these, they sold yesterday!)

WE STORE OUR OLD LAMPSHADES ATOP ONE OF DISPLAY SHELFS. WE OFTEN HAVE TO TELL CUSTOMERS THAT THEY ARE NOT FOR SALE YET!

ALLIE AND ABBY

HERE'S THE NEW LOVE IN MY LIFE, BABY ABBY. WHAT CAN I SAY EXCEPT THAT SHE HAS STOLE MY HEART JUST LIKE HER BIG SISTER ALICE HAS.

BIG SISTER ALICE WAITING TO HOLD HER BABY SISTER, ABBY.

BABY SISTER ABBY ENJOYING THE EXPERIENCE!

IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THE FEED-DOG

As if life isn't hectic enough, (daughter had her second baby, Abby, the day after I returned from England, (jet lagged Nana gleefully spent 2 days with active 2 year old.) but more on that later.) I'm getting ready to do the Kane flea market this week-end and needed my sewing machine. Just for straight stitching, nothing fancy, and my feed-dog decides to break! Well, not wanting to be totally defeated and wanting to try free motion stitching anyway, I grabbed some linen napkins from my stash and thought, why not! Here's the result. four linen birdie napkins. I like them and they are fun to do. So, until I get my machine into the repair shop, free-motion stitching it will be!